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Mozambique<div class="field field-name-field-report-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Market Fundamentals</div></div></div><div class="key-messages field field-name-field-report-key-messages field-type-text-long field-label-above" ><h3 class="label-above lead-text" >Key Messages</h3><ul><li><p>This Market Fundamentals report for Mozambique presents findings to inform regular market monitoring and analysis for all regions of the country. The information gathered serves as essential input to food security monitoring and analysis and can be used to support the design of food assistance programs.</p>
</li><li><p>This report is based on desk research, fieldwork using Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) techniques, and a stakeholder workshop held in Maputo from August 9–11, 2016.</p>
</li><li><p>Since the end of the 16-year civil war in 1992, Mozambique’s economy has grown steadily at an average annual rate of 7.4 percent in real terms, among the highest rates of growth and performance in southern Africa. Such sustained economic growth reflects a strong macroeconomic environment, policies in support of economic reform, international support, and political stability. However, economic growth has not been inclusive — poverty rates lag behind those expected given the country’s economic progress. While poverty fell by 0.5 percent for each 1.0 percent increase per capita GDP in sub-Saharan Africa from 1997 to 2009, poverty fell by less than 0.3 percent in Mozambique. Thus Mozambique remains among the countries with<br />the highest levels of poverty in Africa, along with Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Madagascar (World Bank 2016).</p>
</li><li><p>Agriculture remains a dominant part of the economy given its contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. Mozambique’s favorable natural resource endowments and geographic location on the coastline with access to ports for trade lend themselves to a strong agricultural climate. The majority of agricultural production takes place in the northern and central regions of the country; the southern region produces far less and agriculture plays a smaller role in the economy and livelihoods of households there.</p>
</li><li><p>The major staple foods consumed and produced in Mozambique include cassava, maize, rice, groundnuts, and pulses, which are the focus of this report. Wheat, millet, and sorghum are also consumed, but to a lesser extent. At the aggregate national level, Mozambique is a deficit country in terms of staple food availability. Cassava is by far the most produced crop. While cassava, maize, groundnuts, and cowpeas requirements are sourced from domestic production, rice, although increasingly produced domestically, is still largely imported. Mozambique generates a surplus of millet and sorghum, but production falls short of consumption for maize, rice, wheat, cassava, pulses, and groundnuts.</p>
</li><li><p>Poor road infrastructure limits the movement and distribution of produce from the surplus-producing northern and central regions to the southern region. Infrastructure improvements in the country, especially transportation-related infrastructure, could help to alleviate the effects of local food shortages in deficit areas of the country.</p>
</li><li><p>Data gaps, prolonged periods for data processing, difficult access, and slow or no dissemination of data are significant constraints to market analysis in Mozambique. This is especially evident for production data, which have not been reported at the subnational level since 2012. Annual and consistent data collection and distribution would improve monitoring and reporting efforts and accuracy. Political stability and its impact on activities along key trading corridors are important factors to monitor for ongoing analysis, as well as climate, production, international markets (especially for rice), supply of and demand for commodities in neighboring South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania, and staple food import and export levels.</p>
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Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:40:37 -050022,569Malawi Enhanced Market Analysis http://fews.net/southern-africa/malawi/enhanced-market-analysis/september-2018
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Malawi<div class="field field-name-field-report-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Enhanced Market Analysis</div></div></div></div>
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:47:54 -050022,565Madagascar Enhanced Market Analysis http://fews.net/southern-africa/madagascar/enhanced-market-analysis/september-2018
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Madagascar<div class="field field-name-field-report-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Enhanced Market Analysis</div></div></div></div>
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:42:01 -050022,564Kenya Enhanced Market Analysis http://fews.net/east-africa/kenya/enhanced-market-analysis/september-2018
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Kenya<div class="field field-name-field-report-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Enhanced Market Analysis</div></div></div></div>
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:34:10 -050022,563Nigeria Price Bulletinhttp://fews.net/west-africa/nigeria/price-bulletin/december-2018
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Nigeria<div class="field field-name-field-report-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Price Bulletin</div></div></div></div>
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:19:25 -050022,561Sudan Price Bulletinhttp://fews.net/east-africa/sudan/price-bulletin/december-2018
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Mon, 31 Dec 2018 14:31:46 -050022,549West Africa Supply and Market Outlookhttp://fews.net/west-africa/supply-and-market-outlook/december-2018
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West Africa<div class="field field-name-field-report-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Supply and Market Outlook</div></div></div><div class="key-messages field field-name-field-report-key-messages field-type-text-long field-label-above" ><h3 class="label-above lead-text" >Key Messages</h3><ul><li><p>Preliminary crop assessment figures in West Africa indicate that the 2018/19 aggregate cereal production will be 74.2 million metric tons (MMT), eight percent above last season (2017/18) and 19 percent above the five-year average (2013/14 to 2017/18). Although national-level production decreases are expected in structurally deficit countries, production of major cereal crops has grown significantly compared to last year, namely maize production.</p>
</li><li><p>West Africa is expected to have an increased gross marketable surplus of coarse grains and a decreased rice deficit compared to last year and the average. Projected coarse grain surpluses, namely maize, will be in high demand from agro-industries. The region will continue to rely on international rice imports, although to a slightly lesser degree than in recent years and international wheat imports will be sustained at above-average quantities.</p>
</li><li><p>The 2017/18 marketing year (MY) was marked by below-average supply and above-average demand due to limited crop performance and production deficits in the Sahel, stock withholding, and elevated source market prices. In Coastal countries, prices were primarily pushed up by inflation.</p>
</li><li><p>With good harvest prospects and favorable current market trends, price trends will be below last year but will range from average to moderately above average at the national level, except in Chad and Far North Cameroon where they will be below average. Imported and local rice prices will remain above average in Coastal countries. Prices and markets and trade activities will remain atypical in deficit and conflict affected zones including the Tibesti region of Chad; northern and central Mali; and the Liptako-Gourma region across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger; and northeast Nigeria and the Greater Lake Chad basin. Declining global crude oil prices and upcoming general elections also stand to negatively affect stability and the macroeconomic outlook for Nigeria and the surrounding region.</p>
</li><li><p>Global market supplies of rice, wheat, and maize are expected to remain above average in MY 2018/19 despite expectations for lower wheat production. Prices will continue to ease up until the end of the year, but a marginal increase is projected for 2019.</p>
</li><li><p>The pastoral situation in the Sahel is much better than last season due to decent rainfall. The pastoral lean season will be normal. However, an early transhumance may occur from localized deficit areas and livestock feeding, and marketing will be disrupted in insecure conflict zones.</p>
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Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:48:17 -050022,548Chad Price Bulletinhttp://fews.net/west-africa/chad/price-bulletin/december-2018
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Sat, 29 Dec 2018 13:18:20 -050022,545Zimbabwe Price Bulletinhttp://fews.net/southern-africa/zimbabwe/price-bulletin/december-2018
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Sat, 29 Dec 2018 13:16:18 -050022,544Zambia Price Bulletinhttp://fews.net/southern-africa/zambia/price-bulletin/december-2018
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Zambia<div class="field field-name-field-report-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Price Bulletin</div></div></div></div>
Sat, 29 Dec 2018 13:14:44 -050022,543